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AUSTAN GOOLSBEE:I think the world vests too much power, certainly in the president, probably in Washington in general for its influence on the economy, because most all of the economy has nothing to do with the government.

What you are seeing here is typical liberalism where liberals cannot sell their ideas to the people of their state and thus want the Federal Govt. to force a national program to do it for them. The one size fits all program liberals love to promote ignores history as well as personal responsibilities. Liberals love to social engineer and throw more money at the problem as long as it is someone else's. Healthcare is indeed a problem but it is a local problem due to local costs and local social issues and to have the Federal Govt. implement a program on a national scale would be a disaster.

Exactly, but its a lost cause. Emotional appeals about taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor will always buy more votes than telling someone no. And the Republican are only slight less bad. They simply appeal to the people who care more about winning, even if they their brand of socialism is only slight less evil. We're all really just stalling.

The problem currently is not ACCESS because everyone has access to healthcare either through ER or using Medicaid or other State program. You keep claiming that cost is a problem but since you don't pay healthcare costs in the State of TX why are you concerned? What is it about ACA that benefits you and your family? You cannot seem to address the problem in your own state and now want a Federal entitlement program to do it for you. As has been pointed out ignored single payer programs at the national level have only given the bureaucrats more money to spend and waste creating greater debt and entitlements.

You want a UHC, then do it in your state, not force a Federal Program on others or at least put it on the ballot and let the people not the politicians decide

The ER is mos expensive and hardly real access. You may want to investigate that a little more. I cna link these things again if you want.

AUSTAN GOOLSBEE:I think the world vests too much power, certainly in the president, probably in Washington in general for its influence on the economy, because most all of the economy has nothing to do with the government.

The ER is mos expensive and hardly real access. You may want to investigate that a little more. I cna link these things again if you want.

The ER's are what you are going to get when you add 14-30 million people to insurance and cannot offer them services through doctors. That is what is happening in MA and nothing in Obamacare prevents that from happening in a National program. You seem to want to ignore the issue that healthcare is a personal responsibility best handled at the state and local levels. Healthcare costs for the uninsured are handled mostly by the taxpayers of the state which should be incentive if it were a real problem for the people of the states to implement what you want so why don't you get a UHC in your own state and stop looking for the Federal Taxpayer to fund your healthcare?

The ER's are what you are going to get when you add 14-30 million people to insurance and cannot offer them services through doctors. That is what is happening in MA and nothing in Obamacare prevents that from happening in a National program. You seem to want to ignore the issue that healthcare is a personal responsibility best handled at the state and local levels. Healthcare costs for the uninsured are handled mostly by the taxpayers of the state which should be incentive if it were a real problem for the people of the states to implement what you want so why don't you get a UHC in your own state and stop looking for the Federal Taxpayer to fund your healthcare?

Nonsense. And I've shown you that already we've started lining up ways to do this. Have some faith in the profession to adjust.

AUSTAN GOOLSBEE:I think the world vests too much power, certainly in the president, probably in Washington in general for its influence on the economy, because most all of the economy has nothing to do with the government.

Nonsense. And I've shown you that already we've started lining up ways to do this. Have some faith in the profession to adjust.

No, you are delusional and have no idea what you showed to whom for all you have done is in your own mind using theory. Theory isn't worth the paper it is written on when it comes to govt. programs.

There are no ways to improve patient service without the proper incentive to create more doctors. You really don't understand the free market system at all probably because you cannot compete. Noticed that you continue to ignore the suggestion that you sell UHC to your own state which obviously you cannot do therefore want the Federal Govt. to mandate it, that seems to be the liberal way.

No, you are delusional and have no idea what you showed to whom for all you have done is in your own mind using theory. Theory isn't worth the paper it is written on when it comes to govt. programs.

There are no ways to improve patient service without the proper incentive to create more doctors. You really don't understand the free market system at all probably because you cannot compete. Noticed that you continue to ignore the suggestion that you sell UHC to your own state which obviously you cannot do therefore want the Federal Govt. to mandate it, that seems to be the liberal way.

No, on another thread we had this discussion before. Other health professionals are picking up the slack. There is more than one way to do this. You're panicking needlessly.

You also don't realize that incentive has not changed. You are simply wrong factually.

AUSTAN GOOLSBEE:I think the world vests too much power, certainly in the president, probably in Washington in general for its influence on the economy, because most all of the economy has nothing to do with the government.

No, on another thread we had this discussion before. Other health professionals are picking up the slack. There is more than one way to do this. You're panicking needlessly.

You also don't realize that incentive has not changed. You are simply wrong factually.

No panic at all, I have seen the disaster Medicare is and had the option of opting out which I did. You have nothing to compare your opinion to therefore you rely simply on theory and ignore reality. Still waiting for why you cannot sell your own state on the program rather than require a Federal Program. Why is it my responsibility to pay for your healthcare? I am paying for others in TX so why your state?